Darryl kept a straight face and said to Gerald, "So what if I hit you?"

"You're just a butler of the Stanford family, and I am their son-in-law and Miss Stanford's husband. Based on status, I'm considered your Master, and you're just a servant. As a servant, you've insulted me time and time again. Shouldn't I teach you a lesson?

"As a butler, you're supposed to protect the safety of everyone in the Stanford family, but you allowed Herod and the mountain bandits into the house, and they even tied Old Master Stanford up, causing him so much mistreatment at such an old age. Don't you think I should hit you for being so useless?"

He spoke loudly and clearly.

"I…"

Gerald was stunned and stared blankly at Darryl. His face was red, and he was at a loss for words.

The people around were also stunned. The ancestral hall was in pin-drop silence. At that moment, everyone was utterly shocked.

'Is this really Derrick, the useless yes-man?'

"Derrick, how dare you…"

Finally, Gerald gathere